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The Battalion Friday, September 1,1989 Page 5 (Give back ‘borrowed’ containers Mew law fines up to $300 for illegal possession of carts, cases By Kelly S. Brown Of The Battalion Staff Next time you consider “borrowing” a milk :ase or grocery cart, think long and hard while seeking in your wallet to see if you have an extra 300 to spare. A new law taking effect today will fine people ivho illegally possess milk cases, grocery carts, iread trays, laundry carts and egg baskets. A 60- lay grace period (until Nov. 1) has been allowed people to return the containers without pen alty. Glenn Brown, president of the Dairy Products Institute of Texas, said the law will help save mil- ions of dollars. “The state of Texas had a loss of more than $7 Trillion last year,” Brown said. “Each milk carton osts $3.50, and an average plant in an average own loses, maybe, a quarter of a million dollars per year from stolen milk cartons. It’s a tremen dous price for us to pay.” The loss the dairies suffer eventually is paid by We didn’t want to have to do this, but the industry just got tired of people stealing these things, thinking no one would miss them.” — Glenn Brown, Dairy Products Institute consumers when the industry is forced to raise the price of milk. “We didn’t want to have to do this, but the in dustry just got tired of people stealing these things, thinking no one would miss them,” Brown said. “The point had to be made — milk cartons and grocery carts are not for the taking. We hope no one will have to actually pay the fine, and we’re counting on many people returning them in time.” Brown said other states that have passed this law have reaped its benefits, when “thousands upon thousands of milk cartons were returned.” But how will the law be enforced, when the milk cartons and carts are tucked away in some one’s house or garage? “Just like the police enforce the law concern ing stolen street signs,” Brown said. First, if they catch the thief in action, or if they see a cart or carton in the bed of a truck or on the back of a bike, the police will issue a ticket. “People, of course, will get away with itjust like any other crime,” Brown said, “but hopefully now that people know about the consequences they’ll be a little more wary of the idea.” iA, UNIVERSITY W COMMUNICATIONS SUPER FALL SPECIAL 11.9 cents Per Minute To TEL-SAVE CITIES • No Monthly Service Charge • No Installation Fees • Immediate Hook-up • Written Proof of Savings • Travel Services Table Located at MSC, Rudder Fountain, Commons, Pavilion Aug. 28-Sept. 1 or call 693-5874 to sign-up! THE AGGIES CHOICE FOR LONG DISTANCE! Motion may postpone licensing of Galveston track clip and save 11 Brazos Valley Safety Agency Defensive Driving Course AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Rac ing Commission staff has filed a mo tion to postpone a final order in the awarding or a pari-mutuel gambling license to Lone Star Greyhound Park, Inc. and wants to reopen evi dence in the application for a lucra tive greyhound track in Galveston County. The action Thursday comes in re sponse to allegations that the Lone star group tried to sabotage the ap- alication of a competitor. Since the allegations, Elliott Mai- el, a principal investor in Lone Star, aid he has fired a consultant who tontributed $2,700 to a citizens’ obby that opposed a competing ap- riication for a track in League City. Maisel said the consultant, Ardy Blakely of Texas City, also admitted p “having some general knowledge” )fan incident in which a dead prai- ie chicken was placed on the pro posed site of the League City track. A man allegedly has told law en- brcement authorities that he placed Time's Running Out! Don't m Call Battalion Classified 845-2611 the dead bird at the League City site in an effort to make it appear that it was a nesting ground for the endan gered Attwater’s prairie chicken and thus unsuitable for development. Maisel said Blakely used his own funds and acted without the authori zation or knowledge of Lone Star. William Meincke, executive secre tary of the Racing Commission, said the case needs to be reopened to consider the allegations. “This is not an indictment of Lone Star Greyhound Park, Inc. . . . but is in keeping with the commission staffs policy of not making recom mendations, but ensuring that the commission has all relevant informa tion before,” Meincke said in a pre pared release. Rep. Hill opens campaign for attorney general AUSTIN (AP) — Republican state Rep. Pat Hill opened her campaign for attorney general Thursday with a blast at two-term Democrat Jim Mattox and ques tions about the eligibility of her GOP primary oppo nent. Hill, 43, charged Mattox’s two terms had raised doubts about the office’s integrity that require a Repub lican to correct. No Republican has served as Texas at torney general in this century. “The attorney general should be the lawyer for the people — not for his friends, not for his cronies, and not for those who make $10,000 contributions to his campaign fund,” Hill said. “We can no longer afford an attorney general in this state who’s known more for his strong arms and weak character than for his legal representation of the people of Texas,” she said. Mattox is expected to seek the Democratic nomi nation for governor, but Hill said his conduct in office for the past seven years would be an issue in the 1990 election. “It’s what he’s done in office and everything to the office,” she said. 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